Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain probably changing to snow and much colder, with lowest temperature about 28 degrees tonight; tomorrow fair, cold. Temperatures—Highest, 69, at 7:15 p.m, yesterday; lowest, 47, at noon to- day. Full report on Page A-8. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 17,18 &19 Entered as sec post office, W ROOSEVELT ASKS HOLDING COMPANY BAN BY CONGRESS Special Message Calls for Passage of Measure Limiting Device. No. 33,187. BILL WOULD PERMIT SOME FIRMS TO SURVIVE President Also Strikes Back at’ “Propaganda” Designed to Defeat Legislation. ond class matter ashington, D. C. Hurls Charges @h WASHINGTON, D. C, SHEARER DISRUPTS MUNITION HEARING INWILD SESSION 'Big Navy Advocate Moves on Members at Charge of “Cowardly.” NYE RESTORES ORDER BY POUNDING TABLE Witness Hurls “Anti-American” Assertions at Prominent Figures. ¢ Foeni - ny Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C. INCOME TAX PROPOSED T0 PAY WORK INSURANCE Ellenbogen Measure Would Raise Funds for Social Security. EXEMPTION OF $4,000 IS PROVIDED IN BILL Corporations Would Be Assessed 40 Per Cent of Levy Now Paid U. S. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 131,757 The text of the President’s message—Page A-4. BY J. RUSSELL YOUN | By the Associated Pres . Although he has steadfastly de- | Assertions of “anti-American” were | clined during hearings on his unem- hurled by William B. Shearer, big |ployment insurance bill for the Dis- Navy advocate, at several prominent |trict to take any responsibility for | figures today in a wild session before |the raising of revenue to meet the | the Senate Munitions Committee that | contribution requirements, Represent- President Roosevelt in a special | message to Congress today supported | the administration’s so-called public utility holding company bill and de- nounced holding companies as a whole as a device which does not belong to | American traditions of law and busi- | ness. | He also struck back at “propaganda” against the legislation The Prestdent described holding companies as a corporate invention which can give a few corporate in- siders unwarranted and intolerable powers over other people’s money. He #aid they have destroyed local control, thereby creating in the public utilities field what he described as a system of private socialism and which he said was inimicable to the intent of a free people. | Mr. Roosevelt declared the time| has come to make an effort to re- verse the process of concentrated | power. Would Permit Some Firms, The President made it plain that while he is opposed to any form of | holding companies, he is willing that those companies which can prove | that their existence is necessary for the public ends which private utility companies are supposed to serve, should be offered a chance of sur-| vival. But the survivors, in his opinion, must be subjected to a plan of public regulation and control which is sound. Therefore, the President is recolute that, except where it is absolutely necessary to the centinued function- ing of a geographically intregrated system of operated utility, the atility holding company with its present pow- | | WILLIAM B. SHEARER. CUBAN TERRORISTS WL FACE DEAT Decree Aimed Specifically at Saboteurs, Bombers and Attackers of Military. ! (Copyright. 1935. by the Associated Press.) | was brought to a halt only by pound- | ing of the chairman’s fist on a table. Following & charge of ‘“cowardly” | hurled at him by Senator Bone, Dem- |ocrat, of Washington, Shearer bound- ed to his feet and advanced toward the row of committee members. “I don't like that term ‘cowardly,’"” he shouted at Bone. “Sit down,” roared Senators Clark, publican, of North Dakota, the latter committee chairman. Nye stopped the hearing until Shearer took nis seat and soon after recessed it withou! completing exam- ination of the witness. Testified on Operations. The disturbance followed testimony by Shearer covering his operations as a big Navy advocate that saw him active in poth Washington and Geneva under circumstances that brought aa inquiry in 1929 and 1930 | following accusation that he had | “broken up” the 1927 Naval Limita- tions Conference. ' He asserted he had been “framed” HAVANA, March 12—The govern- ment of President Carlos Mendieta threatened with death today its ene- | mies who resort to violence in their | efforts to overthrow the regime. | A government decree ordering the | death penalty tor convicted terrorists | was aimed specifically at saboteurs, | bombers and any person attacking the | republic’s armed forces. | Under the decree, persons charged | with terroristic acts will be tried be- | fore the councils of war set up by yes- | terday’s decree proclaiming the exist- | |at a previous hearing, part «f the testimony irom which was introduced into the present cne, to indicate he one time threatened to kil § W. Wakeman, vice pres‘dent of the Beth- lehem Shipbuilding Corp.,, «nd to scandalize the industry in a dispute Democrat, of Missouri and Nye, Re- | ative Ellenbogen, Democrat of Penn- | sylvania, author of the insurance bill and chairman of the .subcommittes conducting hearings on the measure, this afternoon introduced in the House a bill to levy an income tax on citizens of the District. Questioned about the tax measure, he admitted that “if we are going to have an old-age pension bill or any |other social legislation additional | funds will be needed to pay for these | tenefits.” Admits New Tax Need. Ellenbogen has admitted upon at least one occasion during the hearings that new taxes probably would be necessary to meet the requirement | that the District government should | contribute an amount equal to 1 per | cent of taxable private pay rolls to | the insurance fund. Upon several oc- casions, the last one today, he has declined to give his views as to what |kind of taxes should be levied During the hearings this morning. the income tax bill, he did say that | he would not favor added real estate taxes to raise the revenue. but he de- | clined at that time to say what type | he would favor. Based on Federal Tax. The bill introduced today would | and previous to his introduction of | IGKES 15 SILENT ON MOSES CASE {“Rock of Gibraltar Is Not What Is Was Before Air- planes,” Is Comment. By the Associated Press. “The Rock of Gibraltar isn't what it was before airplanes.” | This was the reply made today by | Secretary of the Interior Ickes when | reminded by newspaper men that only last Friday he had insisted that the famous “Order 129" of last December | over pay for propaganda. The descri o irdlv” was | Provide for a tax based on the tax scoiption of “conily” waa | paid to the Federal Government. hurled by Senator Bone when he contended Shearer was “attempting to | ,, EeNDOBEN said he considers this as | hide behind the skirts of Hearst” in | publishing a list of men he considered “un-American and unpatriotic.” Roosevelt in List. In the list of names published in the outstanding feature of his bill be- cause it utilized all the machinery which has been set up and constantly improved for the last 20 years in the | collection of Federal income taxes. | Under the bill introduced today in- er of an empire must go. ence of a “state of war” throughout a pamphlet he wrote in 1928 entitled | dividual incomes of less than $4.000 “stands like the Rock of Gibraltar.” It was revealed yesterday that on| | February 26 Ickes had written Mayor | |La Guardia of New York interpreting | the order so as to abondon the Roose- velt administration’s attempt to oust | Robert W. Moses as a member of the | |New York Tri-Borough Bridge lu-; thority. It became known at the| Mr. Roosevelt showed his irtense feeling in this respect by sayving in his message, “If we could make our financial history mn the light o1 ex- perience, certainly we would have rone of this holding ccmpany business.” He then reminded Congress that this power trust device offers what he termed a too-well demonstrated temp- tation for abuse, and therefore, snould not be tolerated as a recognized busi- ness institution. the island. ‘ At the same time the government | warned government employes that any convicted of joining the revolutionary strike would be liable to terms of | from 2 to 5 years in prison, | Six More Wounded. | These drastic moves were announced | after another night of violence, dur- | ing which six more persons were wounded The President's message accom- The newspaper Diaro de la Marina panied a report to Congress submitted to him by the National Power Policy g LA G Gein ) O the last 24 hours at eight. placed the number of deaths resulting | Committee, created last Summer from the Government departments con- cerned with power problems to make a series of reports to co-ordinate Gov- ernment policy on such problems. Mr. Roosevelt took occasion to remind Congress that this report deserves the careful attention of every member of Congress. In his message, the President called public attention to the fight being waged against the administration’s holding company legislation. He stated that he has watched the use of investors’ money to make the in- | vestor believe that the efforts of Gov- ernment to protect him are actually designed to defraud him. He then called attention to the extent of the | propaganda being circulated against | this legislation. Answers Propaganda. In answer to this propaganda, the President declared he has seen enough to be as unimpressed by it as he was by the similar effort to stir up the country against the securities ex- change bill last Spring. Mr. Roose- velt said the securities exchange act is now generally accepted as a con- structive measure, and that he feels confident that any fears now enter- tained in regard to any public utility holding company iegislation will prove as groundless as those last Spring in the case of the securties exchange act. In answer to the so-called propa- gandists, the President said that the public utility holding company bill will not destroy legitimate business or ‘wholesome and productive investment and will not reduce actual values. HUNGER MARCHERS EJECTED BY SHERIFF 200 Camping in Courthouse Are Forced to Leave After Re- ceiving $100 Donations. By the Assoctated Press. MCALESTER, Okla, March 12.— Under the threat of a tear gas barrage, more than-200 men, women and chil- dren “hunger marchers” were ousted today from the court house, where they threatened to stay until they were given food, clothing and jobs. The demonstrators, unemployed coal miners and farmers and their fam- 1lies, who had occupied the court house since last Friday, offered no resistence. “You must"get out and stay out as long as I am sheriff of Bittsburg County,” Sheriff H. H. Sherill told the crowd. “You can't run things your own way.” Before they started to leave the sheriff gave the leaders his personal check for $100 to purchase food, but insisted it was a donation. The ragged assemblage of whites and colored had spent most of the night praying, singing hymns amd listening to a quartet. Yesterday they had refused to leave the building to accept food sent from Oklahoma City by Gov. E. W. Marland. Instead the marchers munched dwiches purchased with'a $10 do- % from Mayor Bryan Burton of & village near here, Sailors loosed a fusillade of several hundred bullets, but caused no casual- | ties, after unidentified persons in an automobile tossed hand grenades and fired .machine-gun bullets at a small | naval substation between the Miramar and Vedado sections of the city. | injured four passengers. Two bombs | exploded in the filing room of the | Audencia Court, causing slight dam- age. Two small bombs were set off in a vacant lot in the Vedado section of the city where many Americans live, occasioning momentary alarm but re- | sulting in no damage. | Power Lines Cut. ‘The military governor of Santiago | ordered citizens “confined to quar- ters” after the city was thrown into darkness by cutting of power lines. Cafes were cleared by military de- tachments, and inhabitants told to g0_to their homes and remain there. President Mendieta vigorously de- nied a statement made in Miami by former President Carlos Hevia that “about 200 persons” have been killed in Cuba since Saturday. Calling the statement “calumnious,” Mendieta added: “I can assure you there have not been three deaths by fire sustained | with public forces.” Strike conditions remained vir- tually unchanged as far as business activity is concerned, but the govern- ment appeared to be having some success in manning its own depart- ments. Agustin Acosta, secretary to the President, said 40 per cent of the regular number of government em- ployes are now at their posts. The united front of the strikers issued a statement declaring it was not interested in ousting President Mendieta or Col. Fulgencio Batista, commander-in-chief of the army. The action was construed by some observers as indicating either that the strikers were modifying their objec~ tives or merely were executing a po- litical maneuver. A hand grenade tossed into a bus | | “The Cloak of Benedict Arnold” was that of Franklin D. Roosevelt as an advocate of the World Court. It was | listed under an editorial, “Knaves or | Fools,” which Shearer published in | the pamphlet without credit. He told the committee it was a Hearst edi- torial. “And you likened President Roose- velt to Benedict Arnold, is that what | you mean?” Bone shot at him. “That is a Hearst editorial,” Shearer countered. “But you published it without giving him any credit” Bone insisted. “Aren’t you the author of this docu- ment?"” Shearer said he had not called the President a “knave or a fool” or im- plied he was another Benedict Arnold. “Are you so cowardly that you hide behind the cloak of Hearst’s news- | papers?” Bone shot at him. Advances Toward Deslk. “I don’t like that word cowardly,” | Shearer declared. His advance toward | the desk was stopped by Nye's order, but only after he flung over his shoulder: “Then stop hurling that c hin g owardly Bone said he would withdraw the charge “and let it be known that you are a brave man.” Shearer claimed William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, had contributed from time to time to his activities in favor of a big Navy. He added Hearst financed the suit to be filed in an effort to prevent sinking of the unfinished battleship Washington in 1924. “Did Mr. Hearst contribute to your trips abroad in 1926 and 1927?” Sen- ator Clark asked, referring to his trips to arms conferences in Geneva. “No,” Shearer replied, “he didn’t come aboard until 1929.” He said shipbuilders had financed his trips, mentioning various sums of expense money given him, ranging from $10,000 downward. “I was to be paid a salary of $25,000 a year,” he declared. He said he did not go to Geneva “openly” as a representative of ship- | builders, but permitted it to be “understood” he was financed by “various patriotic organizations.” Shearer, in a loud voice and aggres- sive manner, told the committee he had never performed an act in con- nection with his propaganda that did not have “the approval of the Navy.” Then he asserted that because he had “exposed” the legal advisor to Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State in 1927, for “trickery against the best (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) Reich Air Force By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, March 12—The German public received its first official infor- mation today ‘hat the Reich’s mili- tary air force is already in existence. Wilhelm Goering, minister of avia- tion. confirmed the long prevalent rumors and announced he would head the air force as ‘general of fiyers.” It also became known that Ger- many’s civilian “Ai; Sport” Associa- tion has veen placed under the direct orders of the Reichswehr (regular army), thus becoming an integral rart of the Reich’s defense forces. It was declaredl on good authcrity that the action ceparted from the Baredto World; Seen Open Violation of Treaty tively in safeguarding world peace— to Germany’s agreement to support the defensive air pacts contemplsted iin the Anglo-French accord. The new air fleet was said to have been placed under Goering’s command with a clear separation between mili- tary and commerciai aviation. “Outwardly,” Goering said, “the dif- ferentiation is thst members of the air fleet vecome soldiers in the sense provisions ot the air clauses of the treaty of Versailles. Military attaches of the powers signatory to the tieaty, it was said, would be officially in- formed of the charge March 23 In acknowledging that an air fleet, Goering said: | of the law. [heir superiors are of- ficers.” The aviation muister declined to divuige the strength of the air force. PARIS, March 13 (#).—Fwo-year French military service to- pace (Continued oo Page 5, 8), | would be exempt. Above that amount | the suggested tax levy runs from 10 | per cent to 20 per cent of the Federal | tax payment. Corporations would be | taxed 40 per cent of the 13.75 per cent | |income tax which they now pay the Federal Government. Incomes from $4,000 to $8,000 would be taxed 10 per cent of the amount paid as Federal income tax, including the surtax: incomes from $8,000 to $12,000 would pay 11 per cent, $12.000 | to $16,000 would pay 12 per cent. $16,- 000 to $20.000 would pay 13 per cent. 1$20,000 to $26,000 would pay 14 per cent, $26,000 to $38,000 would pay 15 | per cent, $38,000 to $50,000, 16 per cent; $50,000 to $62.000, 17 per cent: $62,000 to $74.000, 18 per cent; $74,000 to $90.000, 19 per cent, and $90,000 and above, 20 per cent of the amount paid as Federal income tax, including surtax. Wants Views of Residents. Continuing, Mr. Ellenbogen said: | “I do not want to introduce a bill, | hold hearings promptly and rush | through a tax measure against the | District residents. I want to give the | District citizens an opportunity to | consider such a measure, which is of | very great concern to them, oefore | it is taken up by the District Com- mittee, so that they may have an op- portunity to express their views when the District Committee is consider- ‘ing that measure. “If we are going to have social legislation, additional funds will be needed. Therefore it is time to con- sider what other sources there are for taxation. One of these I believe is an income tax That does not mean that this is the only source of new revenue, nor does the fact that I introduced the bill mean that the sup- committee on fiscal affairs, of which I am chairman, or that the full Dis- trict committee will approve it. But it additional taxes are to be raised I am firmly convince that some of the burden should be carried by those who have the larger incomes.” At the hearing after three witnesses had joined in urging that any enacted unemployment insurance law require employe contribution in building up the reserve fund, Mr. Ellenbogen said that he would like to convince those interested that the employes will indirectly bear the brunt of the in- surance burden, even though they are (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) o ROOSEVELT PLANNING FLORIDA FISHING CRUISE Summer Recreation Schedule to Ease Off Strain of Execu- tive Worries. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt has virtually decided to make his annual fishing cruise off the Florida Coast the latter part of this month. The President expects to go ahead with his plans for a brief respite from the strenuous White House cares, probably leaving the Capital late on March 23 or the following day. He has been looking forward to his annual cruise, but the Capital was ing to wonder if the congres- sional deadlock on his legislative pro- gram would give him opportunity for the trip this year. Post Awaits Calm. LOS ANGELES, Ma 12 (P)— Wiley Post, bided his fime today awaiting favorable weather conditions for his proposed non-stop stratosphere flight to New York. His world-circling plane, the Winnie Mae, 15 ready for the hop, said, but it may be “two or days” before the attempt is mad same time that the Public Works Ad- minisiration has advanced another 151,600,000 for the bridge project. Order 129, which in ‘Ickes’ letter to |La Guardia is construed as non-ret- roactive, had declared no funds would be advanced to a P. W. A, project it a city official is on the administering authority. publican gubernatorial TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. Secretary Perkins Confiscates Plate Of Photographer By the Associated Press. Secretary Frances Perkins to- day compelled a news photogra- pher to turn over his plate to her after he had snapped her testify- ing before the Senate Labor Com- mittee at the Capitol. “Would you give me that plate, please?” she snapped, flushing. The photographer turned to Chairman Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts with a question- ing look. ‘Walsh nodded, and the photog- rapher handed Miss Perkins the film. She poked it under her handbag lying on the table in front of her. INSULL ACQUITTED Prosecution on Other Counts in Doubt—Third Victory for Family. | By the Associated Press | | |a jury of his “peers” Some Returns Not Yet Received. s Associated Press. RICHBERG LISTS 11CODES TODROP 13,000,000 Workers Would | Be Affected by His Rec- ommendations. By the Assoclated Press. Donald R. Richberg today listed 17 ! codes, covering 3,000,000 workers, | which, in his opinion, could be elimi- | nated from the ccde structure in the |new N. R. A. In giving the list to the Senate | Finance Committee, the recovery co- | ordinator said dropping this “large | number” of local industries was his ON STATE CHARGE === other witnesses would urge the regu- lation of local businesses. “This entire list has given rise to the major complaints,” Richberg said | of the codes he named. “In general.” he said, “they were the ones with TWO CENTS. VENIZELOS FLEES CRETE AS GREEGE CRUSHES REVOLT Report Says Rebels Take Beaten Chief to Island of Cassos. ALL SHIPS SEIZED IN REVOLUTION SURRENDER Loyalists Regain Important Gov- ernment Posts as Fighting Over Present Regime Ends. (Copyright. 1935, by the Associated Press.) ATHENS, March 12.—Former Pre- mier Eleutherios Venizelos was re- ported today to have fled from Crete, simultaneously with the surrender of all naval vessels—except the cruiser Averoff—remaining in the hands of the rebels. Unconfirmed rumors said the 71- year-old veteran of Greek political wars departed from his island nome on board the Averoff, in company with his wife and several of his insurgent associates, for an undisclosed -gesti- nation. A report from London quoied the Athens correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Co. as saying: “The battleship Averoff (com- mandeered by the Greek rebels) called at the island of Cassos this morning and former Premier Venizelos and his wife, and also rebel officers, were put ashore. “The Averoff then proceeded to the arsenal of Salamis, near Athens, which means she surrendered.” Loyalists in Control. With Venizelos' departure from Crete, reports here said, loyalists re- gained control of Crete and govern- ment officials were restored to their offices. The marine ministry was informed that the rebel destroyers Psara and Leon and the submarine Nereus had been abandoned and were now in the hands of loyal officers, who had been kept prisoners. The loyalist Gen. Dedes and Gov Aposkitis were said to have resumed control of the Cretan government The government instructed the lega- tion at Sofia, Bulgaria, to seek the extradition of Gen. George Kamanos, the rebel military leader, and his 18 associates who fled with him after the defeat of their forces yesterday. Venizelos Watched. At the same time it was announced which difficulty was being experi- | here that government planes had been [ enced.” “On the other side of the picture we have approximately 3,000,000 employes in this group, who are operating un- der low-wage conditions.” Realty Brokers Included. ordered to keep close watch of Crete to thwart a reported plan of Venizelos to flee to Italy. While the Greek Navy, reinforced by the rebel cruiser Helle which sur- rendered yesterday, moved to extin- guish the last flames of rebellion in ‘The list included nine service trade Crete, cavalry patrols were reported CHICAGO, March 12.—Once again | codes which Richberg said last Week | to be scouring Western Macedonia to " has given Sam-| had been partially or entirely sus- | eliminate the last vestiges of rebe! Moses, who was the Re- |uel Insull the vindication he sought pended and also the codes for car | activity in that area. nominee | to charges of dishonesty that piled acvertising, funeral service, outdoor The government claimed it sounded pgainst Gov. Herbert Lenman, is New | upon him after his utilities empire York Park Commissioner. ‘wppled. Ickes declined today at his press| Deliberating only 2 hours and 16 conference to explain the delay in |minutes, the jury returned a verdict making the announcement. The ex- change of letters between himself and | La Guardia, he said, “wasn't held up, |we were letting nature take its course.” “We were having a contest of wits to determine how soon you would find out,” he added. Ickes smiled when a reporter re- minded him that he had the corre- spondence and so had an advantage. His press conference was held im- | mediately after conferring at the wasn't discussed” President Roosevelt. A reporter told him this was his “last chance” to explain whether President Roosevelt was responsible for the order. “Why should I clear it up?” Ickes replied. “It has been such a pleasant topic of discussion.” He declined to comment on a sug- gestion that the ‘“construction” of the order was a defeat for the ad- ministration, asserting that “news- papers are fully capable of forming their opinions.” Asked if the President was con- sulted before he wrote La Guardia, Ickes replied: “I can’t be quoted on the awareness of the President. He usually knows what he is doing.” Opposed Lehman, In several quarters here it was wide- 1y reported during the attempt to shove Moses out that both President Roose- velt and Postmaster General Farley were kept fully informed of all steps in the effort. What most observers here felt was particularly strange was that even after Ickes had written his letter to La Guardia, both he and other high administration and public works offi- cials gave no hint publicly that the order had been “construed” so Moses might stay on. Last Priday at his press conference, President Roosevelt dropped a hint that Ickes might have something to say about the Moses case this week. Smilingly the P. W. A. adminis- trator asserted that Mr. Roosevelt was just trying to “alibi for himself.” Similarly, after former Gov. Alfred E. Smith championed Moses a week ago. Ickes replied that Smith seemed to consider Moses the only suitable person in New York for parks com- missioner or membership on the Bridge Authority. In fact, twice since the order was made public, Ickes had insisted that the “next move was up to Moses.” Publicly this attitude was maintained even after his letter to La Guardia. PR, TWO DIE IN MINE BLAST Third Worker Entombed Is Still Missing. MORGANTOWN, W. Va., March 12 (#)—Two of the three miners en- tombed by an explosion in a mine at nearby Scotts Run were found dead today. The third man is still missing. Rescue workers pushed a mile and three-quarters into the mine before they found the two men. They were badly burned. The dead: Herbert , 43, and Lindssy Wheeler, 37 White House, but he said “Mr. Moses | in the talk with| at midnight last night, finding the former “Midas” of*finance innocent |of the State’s charge that he em- bezzled $66.000 from his one-time | $1,000,000.000 treasury of the Middle | motor vehicle storage, advertising dis- | West Utilities Co. Five ballots were taken. Overjoyed by the verdict, Insull. | who vowed he'd vindicate his name when he was returned to the United | States from Turk | jury box and said: | to thank you.” Withholds Comment. He aded that he was “delighted.” but declined to comment further on | the verdict, which was the third legal | victory the Insulls have scored over | their prosecutors since the State and |the Government began their efforts | to send them to prison. Insull, now in his 75th year. and | his son, Samuel, jr., were acquitt=d, with 16 others, last November on a | Federal charge of using the mails to | defraud. and his younger brother, Martin, recently won sn acquittal on | a State charge of embezzlement. Other Cases in Doubt. Not only was last night's verdict another step in Insull's long “come- back” fight, but it raised the question as to whether prosecutors would at- tempt to push the remaining cases agains Insull and his brother—a Fed- eral charge against Samuel alleging violation of the bankruptcy law and a joint charge in State court accusing the brothers of embezziement from the Mississippi Valley Utilities Co. State and Federal officials, however, declined to comment on the question. The State had alleged Samuel embezzled the money to bolster the brokerage account of Martin, who was president of the company at the time. Insull's defense theme in both State d Federal trials was: “Gentlemen, 1 have made mistakes, but they were honest mistakes. Always I tried to protect the stock- holders.” “Gentlemen, I want advertising. real estate brokerage, | the death knell of the 1l-day revolt commercial signs, beauty shop, tour- | yesterday when Gen. George Kondylis, ist lodge. and locksmith. | commander of the loyalist troops, cap- The nine codes previously listed by | tured the towns of Seres, Drama and Richberg were estimated to cover | gayalla, sending the insurrectionists ey, hurried to the | 1.875.000 workers. They included barber shops, laundries, cleaning and dyeing, hotel and restaurants, | play, advertising distribution, bowl- ing and billiards and shoe rebuilding. Citing the case of the cleaners and dyers, Richberg said wages could not be improved without an agreement on trade practices and prices, which raised the problem of enforcement. “Here we have a combination of all the tough problems.” Richberg said, referring to the group of service | trades. | Few Attend Session. The hearing room was not so | l crowded for Richberg's fourth appear- | | ance before the committee, though most of the seats were filled. Only a few of the committee members were | on hand Questioned by Senators, Richberg | agreed it was “going pretty far” to | include hotels, barber shops and res- | taurants under interstate commerce. “What is your recommendation?” Chairman Harrison asked. “My personal recommendation | would be that you write into this bill | a definition of interstate commerce | which was surely sound under the de- cisions of the courts,” Richberg re- plied, “and under that definition it would be necessary to eliminate large percentage of these local indus- tries. “But 1 want you to hear those who feel more strongly thar I do that | there should be something done in | this field.” Voluntary Truces Urged. As an alternative to national codes for local industries, Richberg sug- gested “voluntary agreements with local groups for fair standards of competition.” Under this plan, he said, there could be an insignia for those business units complying with the agreements and penalties could be imposed on those violating the agreements. | By the Associated Press. Dresses, stockings, pajamas, under- wear—all made of sugar cane—are promised by a new scientific process announced today. Moreover, sugar cane candy may one day be sold in transparent wrapping made of sugar cane. Even paper may be made of the sweet substance. The process is a new method of manufacturing high-grade or alpha cellulose from sugar cane bagasse, or refuse. Alpha cellulose is the princi- pal ingredient in rayon fabrics and in the transparent material now widely used for wrapping cigarettes, candy and many other articles. / ‘The new use for sugar cane bagasse. which may prove to be an important has been developed by D. F. J. Lynch, chemist of the Department of Agri- culture, after experiments here and in Hawail. He left?oday for Hawail, where he will source of income for sugar planters, |ing Sugar Cane Dresses Promised By Latest Scientific Process manufacture of cellulose from Ha- waiian sugar cane in a small plant built by private interests there to determine if it is economically feasible. Cellulose has been made from sugar cane refuse before, but not of as high quality as the product pro- duced by Lynch’s process, which is of the highest grade. Bagasse is especially adaptable to use in making cellulose because there is no problem of collecting raw ma- terials. It is already accumulated at sugar cane mills, a by-product which in the past was used mainly for fuel Lynch’s process uses a new agent for pulping the sugar cane refuse— dilute nitric acid. Although its pulp- les have been known for years, it was only recently that new, cheap processes for making ammonia insure a supply nitrict acid inex- pensive enough warrant its use in pulpiog. | in headlong retreat toward the Bul- garian and Turkish frontiers. The government announcement said 3,000 insurgent soldiers had been cap- tured in the offensive. The governor of Thrace reported the rebels’ second in command, M. Panayotopoulos, had committed suicide. Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris, re- viewing the sudden collapse of the menace to his regime with uncon- cealed pride, said: “Legal authority has been re-es- tablished throughout Macedonia and Thrace and I am sure the rebels will be expelled from the islands shertly. “Having tried vainly political tol- erance, I am now compelled to take severe enough steps to prevent any petition of seditious movements.” Carnival Celebration, By a coincidence, the government’s claims that it had scotched Veni- | zelos’ ambitions for a return to po- litical power, were advanced on the | last day of the pre-Lenten carnival amid the noisy revelry of which the insurrection first was launched. Soon after the reports were Te- ceived here of the surrender of the larger part of the rebel fleet, another unconfirmed rumor was heard Veni- relos and his wife, accompanied by other rebel leaders, had left Crete on board the cruiser Averoff. Loyalist hostages held by Cretan " (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) RAIN WITH SNOW FORECAST IN CITY | 28-Degree Temperature in Sight for Tonight, With To- morrow Cold. | | re Rain, probably changing to snow and much colder tonight was forecast for the District at the Weather Bu- reau today. The two-day precipitation is ex- pected to end, however, some time during the night and clear skies are in prospect for tomorrow. The tem- perature is expected to go down to about 28 degrees tonight It will continue cold tomorrow. It may pos- sibly warm up some by Thursday, the forecaster said. ‘There is nothing very unusual seen for the season in tonight's tempera- ture, it was pointed out by the fore- caster, who explained the normal mean temperature for the date is 42 degrees. Guide for Readers Amusements Comics .. Features Finance